Question

III. Short answer questions:
1. Anbu has 24 sweets and 72 biscuits; he wants to use all of these to make identical gift bags.
What is the largest number of gift bags he has to make?
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Answer 1

Answer:

6 gift bag

Step-by-step explanation:

As he is making all of them identical he has to distribute 1 sweet and 3 biscuit in all the six bags

Answer 2

Concept Introduction:-

A factor is the numeral which divides another number by itself without leaving any residual.

Given Information:-

We have been given that Anbu has $24$ sweets and $72$ biscuits

To Find:-

We have to find that the largest number of gift bags he has to make.

Solution:-

According to the problem

The factors of $24$ are $1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12$ and $24$.

The factors of $72$ are $1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36$ and $72$.

The greatest common factor (biggest factor of each) is $24$.

Final Answer:-

Anbu has to make $24$ number of gift bags.

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